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Bomb Suspects Now Mysterious to Those Who Thought They Knew Them

April 19, 2013

While the younger brother has been described as good stu­dent and warm-​​hearted, his behavior may have been influ­enced by his older brother, said James Alan Fox, a pro­fessor of crim­i­nology, law and public policy at North­eastern Uni­ver­sity, one of the Boston col­leges that remained closed on Friday.

“It’s not just an anti-​​American or Islamic jihadist ide­ology, it’s the rela­tion­ship between the two per­pe­tra­tors,” said Fox, who was inter­viewed by tele­phone while he was locked inside his Boston home. “They brought out the very worst in each other. Indi­vid­u­ally, they may have seen like nice guys. But together they create a dif­ferent entity.”

The true number is likely to be some­where between these two fig­ures according to Jack Levin of the Brud­nick Centre on Vio­lence and Con­flict at North­eastern Uni­ver­sity. Mr Levin distinguishes […]

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